Community Forum: Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

Wednesday • November 20 • 6:00 – 8:00PM • Wheelchair Accessible • FREEPVPSA • 411 East Lake Avenue • Watsonville. (Note that there is a related, educational event on Tuesday, November 19. Details here.) Recent initiatives by Santa Cruz County Probation to convert part of the juvenile hall into a SYTF and CAMP prompted the community to come together and advocateContinue reading “Community Forum: Alternatives to Youth Incarceration”

Let’s Talk Juvenile Justice – SB823 Virtual Overview & Learning Session

Tuesday • November 19 • 6:00 – 7:30PM • ONLINE • FREE Join MILPA and Laura Ridolfi from The Burns Institute on Tuesday, November 19th, from 6 pm – 7:30 pm to learn about the implementation of SB 823 Juvenile Justice Realignment at the local level and how YOU can support making a change in your county.⁠ Register here.Continue reading “Let’s Talk Juvenile Justice – SB823 Virtual Overview & Learning Session”

Native American Heritage Month

Native Stories by and for Native PeopleMondays • Nov 11 & 25 • 7:00 PM x • FREESubrosa Community Space  • 703 Pacific Ave • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair accessible Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Subrosa! Watch films written and/or directed by Native American creatives. Popcorn and refreshments will be offered for $2+ donations. All proceeds will be donated toContinue reading “Native American Heritage Month”

Young, Gifted and Black

from the Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection of Contemporary ArtSolari GalleryAug 22 – Dec 29, 2024 • Thurs – Suns • 12 – 6 PM • $10 or FREE on First Fridays705 Front St • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair accessible (Picture credit: Image: A Mother Who Had No Mother. Chiffon Thomas) Young, Gifted and Black showcases works by emerging artists of AfricanContinue reading “Young, Gifted and Black”

MAH x Indexical

Zekarias Musele Thompson – spatial facilitation #10Presented in Partnership with IndexicalSaturday • Nov 9 • 7:30 – 8:30 PM • $20 General, $15 MAH Member705 Front St • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair accessible (Picture credit: Portrait of the Artist Just in Front of their Favorite Place, Photo credit: Ástríður Jónsdóttir) Spatial facilitation, a term of art in physiology, refersContinue reading “MAH x Indexical”

Amah Mutsun Speakers Series: We Will Protect Juristac

Saturday • Nov 9 • 1:30 – 3:30 PM  • FREEMerrill Cultural Center • UCSC • Santa Cruz • Wheelchair accessible The Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Costanoan/Ohlone Indians and the University of California-Santa Cruz’s American Indian Resource Center and other distinct departments invite our UCSC affiliates and the greater community to the Amah Mutsun Speaker SeriesContinue reading “Amah Mutsun Speakers Series: We Will Protect Juristac”

7th Annual Watsonville Dia de Muertos

Friday • November 1 • 4 – 9 PM • Wheelchair Accessible • FREEWatsonville Plaza • 358 Main St • Watsonville DIA DE MUERTOS – Everyone is invited to participate in this beautiful tradition!This year will be bigger and better than ever! With film screenings under the stars, community ofrendas, live music performances, hands-on activities, and food, this beautiful tradition honoring our ancestorsContinue reading “7th Annual Watsonville Dia de Muertos”